The Australian Critters Swap

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These
are all the critters I made. They are window clings made with black Classic
Fimo for the outlines of the wings and for the torso, yellow Sculpey III
for the body and Transparent Liquid Sculpey colored with traditional oil
paint for the wings. I made the antennae out of black artistic wire and
embedded them into the head before baking the entire contraption.

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on the thumbnail for a closer look.

To
quote the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Conservation Project, "The
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera
Richmondia)
is a beautiful Australian sub-tropical butterfly which has become
extinct from two-thirds of its former range, primarily due to habitat
destruction. It originally occurred from Maryborough in Queensland,
to Grafton in New South Wales. The butterfly populations are now
reduced in number and split into two separate areas."

To see the Australian
Critters I received from the other swap members, please goHERE!